The Development of a Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory State Scale

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dc.contributor.advisorEastwood, John D.
dc.contributor.authorWyman, Amanda C.
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-14T16:30:19Z
dc.date.available2022-12-14T16:30:19Z
dc.date.copyright2022-08-03
dc.date.issued2022-12-14
dc.date.updated2022-12-14T16:30:19Z
dc.degree.disciplinePsychology (Functional Area: Clinical Psychology)
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractThis thesis outlines the development and preliminary validation of a suite of self-report measures that assess state activation of the (revised) Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory motivational systems and related anger/aggression. Scale content was informed by the Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory of Personality Questionnaire (RST-PQ; Corr & Cooper, 2016) as well as an extensive literature review. EFAs and CFAs indicated a robust one-factor structure for the fight-flight-freeze system (FFFS); a higher-order structure for the Behavioural Activation System (BAS; comprised of a higher order BAS factor; and lower order Reward Interest, Goal-Drive Persistence, Reward Reactivity and Impulsivity factors); a two-factor structure for the revised Behavioural Inhibition System (rBIS; Anxious Uncertainty and Behavioural Disengagement); and a three factor structure for the anger and aggression scales (Predatory Aggression, Anger/Frustration and Defensive Aggression). Convergent validity was demonstrated for the rBIS, BAS and FFFS scales by establishing the expected pattern of inter-correlations and relations with a trait-level measure of rRST. The rRST state scales are the first psychometrically validated measures of state rRST system activation and are also efficient to use and theoretically coherent.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/40689
dc.languageen
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dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectPsychometrics
dc.subjectPersonality psychology
dc.subject.keywordsRevised Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory
dc.subject.keywordsBehavioural Inhibition System
dc.subject.keywordsBehavioural Activation System
dc.subject.keywordsFight Flight Freeze System
dc.subject.keywordsPredatory aggression
dc.subject.keywordsDefensive aggression
dc.subject.keywordsAnger
dc.subject.keywordsFrustration
dc.subject.keywordsScale development
dc.subject.keywordsFactor analysis
dc.subject.keywordsMeasurement.
dc.titleThe Development of a Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory State Scale
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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